Ann
Arbor, MI, May 19, 2007 - The Tree Town Spitfire (2-3) defeated the
Milwaukee Momentum (1-4) 30-10 in a National Women’s Football Association
match-up at Pioneer High School’s Hollway Field.
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Ann Arbor, MI, May 12, 2007
– Leilani Russell scored two defensive touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough as
the Fort Wayne Flash (2-2) defeated the Spitfire (1-3) 16-14 at Pioneer High
School’s Hollway Field.
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WAUWATOSA, WI, May 5, 2007 - The Tree Town Spitfire (1-2) came out
on the wrong end of a 13-6 thriller against the Milwaukee Momentum (1-2) at
Charles Hart Field. more...
ANN
ARBOR, MI, April 22, 2007 - The Tree Town Spitfire (1-1) fell to the
National Women’s Football Association powerhouse West Michigan Mayhem 50-0
(2-0) last night at Mayors’ Riverfront Park in Kalamazoo. Six Spitfire
turnovers and Mayhem control of the line of scrimmage put the Spitfire in a
43:36 to 16:24 time of possession hole.
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ANN ARBOR, MI, April
8, 2007 - The Tree Town Spitfire opened the 2007 National Women's
Football Association season with an overtime 6-0 victory over the Erie (PA)
Illusion at Pioneer High School's Hollway Field.
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PITTSBURGH, PA - August, 2006 -
The Tree Town Spitfire organization would like
to publicly congratulate Heather Inderrieden, who in her second season as a
defensive back led the league in interceptions to earn the team’s first
Whammy award! more...
CANTON, MI - July 2, 2006 -
The Spitfire logo has been updated to our new home town and Tree Town
Spitfire Merchandise is now available! Please visit our
store to order
t-shirts, sweatshirts, and other Spitfire items. Jerseys, hats,
visors, and game tickets will be available on the merchandise page of our
website shortly...
NASHVILLE, TN -
June 22,
2006 - The National Women's Football Association has
announced that Impossible Dream Sports, LLC is moving the Toledo
Spitfire to Ann Arbor, Michigan this fall in preparation for the
2007 season. more...
CANTON, MI - June
22, 2006 - Premier women’s full-contact
football has made its way to Ann Arbor, Michigan by way of Toledo!! The
former Toledo Spitfire will resume play in the spring of 2007 as the
Tree Town Spitfire while remaining in the National Women’s Football
Association, the world’s biggest and best women’s football league.
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ERIE, PA - June 17,
2006 -
The Toledo Spitfire took on the Erie
Illusion in the last game of the season. The Spitfire lost to the
Illusion in their first match-up by a score of 8-0. The outcome of
this game was in favor of the Spitfire with a score of 8-7.
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ROSSFORD, OH - June
10, 2006 - The Toledo Spitfire took on the West Michigan
Mayhem for the second time this season. The Spitfire were ready to
play, but the Mayhem came out on top with a final score of 46-0.
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ROSSFORD, OH - June
3, 2006 - The
Toledo Spitfire took on the Milwaukee Momentum for the second time
this season. In the first game the Momentum won by a score of 42-8.
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CINCINNATI, OH -
May 27, 2006 - The Toledo Spitfire faced off against the
Cincinnati Sizzle for the second of two times this season. When the
Sizzle played in Toledo, they won 46-22. This time in Cincinnati,
the Spitfire played a better game and lost by a score of 27-14.
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YPSILANTI, MI - May
17, 2006 - Cindy Hasselbring, a math teacher at Milan High School
and an Eastern Michigan University alumnus, has won the 2005
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science
Teaching, the nation's highest honor for teaching in this field.
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KALAMAZOO, MI - May
6, 2006 - In a hard fought game, the Toledo Spitfire lost to
the West Michigan Mayhem by a score of 31-0.
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ROSSFORD, OH -
April 29, 2006 -
The Toledo Spitfire played their
second home game of the season against the Cincinnati Sizzle. In a
game that was well played by both teams, the Sizzle came out on top,
winning the game 46-22. more...
WAUWATOSA, WI
- April 22, 2006 - The Spitfire (0-2) went to Milwaukee
Saturday without six starters from the season opener. Many of our
ladies played positions in which they are not yet comfortable, but
they did give it their best effort in an unexpectedly lopsided 42-8
loss. more...
ROSSFORD, OH -
April 15, 2006 -
The Toledo Spitfire almost started out
the season with a bang. In a game they dominated in total yardage
and time of possession, they should have come away with a win.
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TOLEDO, OH - June
27, 2005 -
Several members of this year’s Toledo
Spitfire are graduates of a handful of high schools in the area,
three players being Eastwood alumni; also Lakota and Waite are
represented. more...
ERIE, PA -
June 18, 2005 - The Toledo Spitfire faced the Erie Illusion
at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA for their last game of the season.
The ladies were looking forward to this game because it was the last
in a long hard season.
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COLUMBUS, OH
- June 11, 2005 - In a game that was dominated by the
Columbus Comets, there were several bright spots for the Toledo
Spitfire. more...
ROSSFORD, OH - June 4, 2005
- In this game it was the Pittsburgh Passion as they defeated the
Spitfire 53-0. The Spitfire did play a good game, but the Passion
was the stronger team on the field.
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ROSSFORD, OH - May
28, 2005 -
The day was mostly cloudy, with the sun
coming out shortly before the game started. There were a few showers
around the area and just before and just after halftime two rainbows
were seen in the sky above the stadium.
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ROSSFORD, OH -
May 21, 2005 - We are now past the halfway point in the
season and the Spitfire’s record is 0-4, but they are showing many
signs of improvement in their play. This was most evident after the
second home game of the season against the Milwaukee Momentum.
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OTSEGO, MI -
May 14, 2005 - The Toledo Spitfire has taken another road
trip. This time they traveled just north of Kalamazoo, MI to the
town of Otsego to face the SW Michigan Jaguars.
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TOLEDO, OH - May 1,
2005 -
Professional football is back in Toledo for a third straight spring.
The Toledo Spitfire, of the National Women's Football League,
tangles with the Baltimore Burn in its home opener at 7 tonight at
Rossford High School.
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ROSSFORD, OH - April
30, 2005 -
That’s right, the Toledo Spitfire
opened their home season with a game against the Baltimore Burn on
Saturday April 30th. The women of the Spitfire were
pumped up about playing in front of the home crowd, so much so that
they were dancing to “YMCA” during early warm-ups as it was being
played over the PA system.
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CINCINNATI, OH -
April 16, 2005 - The sun was shinning, with a cool breeze
blowing across the field and not a cloud was to be found anywhere in
the sky. It was a great day to play football.
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TOLEDO, OH - April
1, 2005 - It’s that time of year, flowers blooming, sunny
days, and football. Yes, football, women’s football to be exact. The
team started out the season back in mid March with a pair of
scrimmages after working for a few weeks to get ready for the games.
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BOWLING GREEN, OH -
May 6, 2003 - This isn't Saturday afternoon backyard
football. This isn't a gym class flag football. It's
bone-crushing tackles. It's stare-downs at the 20-yard line.
Third-and-eight plays. It's injuries with 2:22 left in the
third quarter.
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TOLEDO, OH - July
14, 2002 - Question: Just exactly what is the Toledo
Spitfire, and how did it wind up in the Glass City? Answer: It
is one of four new franchises that will join the National Women's
Football League in April of 2003, a team that arrived here by an
unlikely twist of fate.
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